The RTX 5090 is newer, with 2.7x the memory and 3.6x the bandwidth. The RTX 4070 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
2.7x more on RTX 5090
- RTX 4070
- 12 GB
- RTX 5090
- 32 GB
Memory bandwidth
3.6x higher on RTX 5090
- RTX 4070
- 504 GB/s
- RTX 5090
- 1,792 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
69% cheaper on RTX 4070
- RTX 4070
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5090
- $0.35 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 4070 | RTX 5090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.15 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | $0.68 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | 78% cheaper on RTX 4070 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 (48 mo) | $0.61 /GPU/hr from $0.21 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 | $0.45 /GPU/hr from $0.13 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for reserved and spot on the RTX 4070: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
RTX 4070 vs RTX 5090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 4070 | RTX 5090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6X | 32 GB GDDR7 | 2.7x more on RTX 5090 |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s | 3.6x higher on RTX 5090 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 512-bit | 2.7x wider on RTX 5090 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 1,676 TFLOPS | RTX 5090 only |
| FP8 | 116.6 TFLOPS | 419 TFLOPS | 3.6x higher on RTX 5090 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 58.3 TFLOPS | 209.5 TFLOPS | 3.6x higher on RTX 5090 |
| INT8 | 233.2 TOPS | 838 TOPS | 3.6x higher on RTX 5090 |
| FP32 | 29.1 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS | 3.6x higher on RTX 5090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 200 W | 575 W | 2.9x higher on RTX 5090 |
| Released | Q2 2023 | Q1 2025 | 2 years newer on RTX 5090 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 4070 datasheet and RTX 5090 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX 4070 | RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
$0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
HyperAI
Hong Kong
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPUhub
Singapore
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Nova Cloud
Canada
|
-- | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
3 providers list the RTX 4070 and 23 the RTX 5090. Every listing is on the RTX 4070 page and the RTX 5090 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 5070
12 GB GDDR7 · 33% more bandwidth than the RTX 4070
From $0.17 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti
16 GB GDDR6 · 43% less bandwidth than the RTX 4070
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · released Q1 2023
From $0.20 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
96 GB GDDR7 · workstation card
From $0.65 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X · 44% less bandwidth than the RTX 5090
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX 4070 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5090 on Sept. 14, 2026.